Category: News

“Louth might be the wee county but we have the biggest hearts in Ireland!” Four years after she started a Facebook group with the hope of encouraging positivity and community engagement, local woman Natalie Kelly has created a force to be reckoned with. Her Drogheda Dolls group has amassed 15,000 members and has fundraised more…

The August Bank Holiday weekend is one of the busiest of the year when thousands of people flock to beaches, rivers and pools, many more take to the roads while some go camping or fire up the barbeque either in the garden or away from the home. All of these activities bring with them, an…

Big Beach Clean initiative is back €5,000 in prizes in 12th “Love Your Coast” photography competition After a break in 2020, the Big Beach Clean initiative is back, and Clean Coasts are calling people in counties Louth and Meath to register to receive clean-up kits and join the world biggest clean-up. In 2019, the campaign…

  SIPTU members, working in Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs across the country, including the Drogheda Jobs Club, Louth Leader, Meath Partnership and Louth Leader Partnership, have today announced a series of strike actions. SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division Organiser, Adrian Kane, said: “The National SIPTU LES and Job Clubs committees met today to agree…

Drogheda Gardaí have arrested two youths as part of an investigation into a fire which occurred at Drogheda Boys and Girls football club on May 15, 2021.  Two storage containers were set on fire causing significant damage to property.  On Wednesday July 28, 2021 two youths, who are in their mid to late teens, were…

Last February Drogheda singer songwriter Kelley McArdle released a single called “Shine a Light” to raise funds for the Rape Crisis Centre and this week she was proud and delighted to present the charity with a cheque for just over €10,000. Not only did Shine a Light sell like hot cakes, it also encouraged many…

The Boyne Valley Walking Group are leading a group walk along the 25km Boyne Valley Camino route in aid of the Drogheda ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism on Saturday 28th August. This walk is suitable for walkers of all levels and is a thoroughly enjoyable day while raising much needed funds for the…

Drogheda Port Company has announced that, after a short absence, its annual arts commission has been resumed. Submissions are invited from local artists who would like to be considered for the DPC annual art commission. The 2021 commission is open to any art form or medium for the creation of an internal sculpture or art…

It was announced yesterday that Drogheda woman Geraldine Byrne Nason is to take on what is considered to be the country’s most senior diplomatic posting when she becomes Ireland’s next Ambassador to the United States next year. The former Greenhills College student was born in Drogheda in 1959, lived in Ballsgrove, and attended Our Lady’s…

Perhaps it is the influence of the Euros, or maybe it’s the lovely weather recently, but girls’ soccer has exploded in popularity this year, with Drogheda about to host its first girls only summer soccer camp. Of course girls have always played soccer, and often they have proved themselves more adept at the beautiful game…